Clothespin



Feb. 16, 1932. J. RHHARVEY 1,845,268

CLOTHESPIN Filed Dec. 29, 1930 Patented Feb. 16, 1932 UNITED STATES JAMES RICHARD HARVEY, OI MOOSE UAW, SASKATCHEWAN, CHAD OLOTKESPIN Application fled December 29, 1980, Serial No. 505,3(19, and in Canada October 10, 1930.

This invention relates to improvements in clothes pins, and an object of the invention is to provide a simple type of clothes pm which will function more satisfactorily than pins 6 hitherto used and which'will not tend to injure the clothes held upon the line.

A further object of the invention is to provide a simple pin of the character referred to which is formed out of one piece of material and which may be manufactured at a greatly reduced figure.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of a clothes pin formed of one piece of material bowed at one end. and

formed with arms at the opposite end, re-

siliently held together, with the provision of a channel substantially intermediate the ends and accommodatin the clothes line and firmly grasping the c othes placed there- 2 upon, as more fully described in the following specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective drawing of my improved pin.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of Figure 1. Figure 3 is a side elevation of a modified form of pin according to the present invention.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, A indlcates the pin as a whole, which 1s formed from one continuous piece of ma terial, preferably spring steel or the like. The in is bent at one end, forming the bowed ortion 10 and projecting arms 11 and 12. T e bowed portion acts as a sprm member and resiliently holds the arms 11 an 12 together adjacent their outer ends. Substantially intermediate of the ends of the pin the arms 10 and 11 are outwardly depressed as at 13 to form the intervening channel 14, which will accommodate the thickness of the clothes line upon which the pin may be used and will ermit of the gri ping portions 15 and 16 of the pin to forci 1y come together and firmly retain the interposed article which is suspended from the line. a

The gripping portions 15 and 16 may be termed jaws, and it will be seen from the 60 drawings that they are formed relatively clothes pin rather than being formed bowed,

. tend to more firmly grip the clothes since the short so that they only will grip a limited portion of the suspended material. These awsare formed parallel with one another so that substantially their whole area will firmly contact with the clothes and therefore more firmlyretain them upon the line. The jaws are outwardly turned as at 17 so that-the immediate ends, which are comparatively sharp, are withheld from direct contact with the clothes, and thus will not tend to tear or injure them. The outwardly turned ends are preferably outwardly curved adjacent'their uncture with the jaws so that no sharp portions will contact with the clothes. In addition to this, itwill be'note'd that the exterior edges of the ends are shaped so that no sharp corners are evident in the structure. This sha may take the form of elimination of th: natural corners or a curving of the edges.

The fact that the jaws are formed relatively "0 short and are outwardly turned as at 17 will prove. an important factor in obviating wear upon the clothes, so that I have obtained in my improved construction a very simple form of clothes pin which will in no way injure the clothes but which will eificie'ntly retain them on the clothes line.

In Figure 3 a modified arrangement of the pin is shown in which the bent end of the as in the preferred form, is provided with inwardly bent portions 18, forming the upwardlyprojecting middle portion 19. This form. of pin, while functioning the same, will inwardly bent or depressed portions 18 are of such a nature as to tend to more firmly press the jaws of the pin together.

The clothes pin disclosed may, of course, advantageously be made of galvanized metal or other material which will not in any way rust or mark the clothes.

Various modifications may be made in the invention without departing from the spirit thereof or the scope of the claims and, therefore, the exact forms shown are to be taken as illustrative only and not in a limiting sense, and I desire that only such limitations shall be placed thereon as are imposed by the prior 10 art or are specifically set forth in the appended claims.'

What I claim as m invention is:

1. An improved c othes pin comprising a single piece of material bent at one end to provide projecting arms spaced apart over a major portion of their length and terminating in relatively short jaws designed to contact with one another under pressure throughout the greater portions of their lengths, said jaws bein formed with op osed outwardly turned ends, the arms being ormed with outwardly depressed portions adjacent the meeting jaws. v

2. An improved clothes pin comprising a single piece of material bent at one end to form a pair of symmetrical arms, said arms being inclined 1 towards one another and spaced apart over a major portion of their length and formed with outwardly depressed portions providing an enlarged channel therebetween, said arms terminating in a pair of parallel meeting jaws .held in contact under pressure throughout the eater portions of their lengths, said jaws being formed with outwardly turned ends shaped to eliminate sharp projections.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

JAMES RICHARD HARVEY. 

